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Rolando Romero has just come off with a controversial stoppage victory against Venezuela native Ismael Barroso. The fight has damaged his credibility a lot as many fans questioned his decision of facing an older opponent. Meanwhile, Rolly Romero has shared his desire of defending his title for the first time against Ryan Garcia. Garcia himself is looking to get back up after his devastating loss against Gervonta Davis. One thing to note is that both boxers have already lost against Tank now. However, since a fight could not be made between him and Garcia in the 30-day negotiation period, a purse bid has been scheduled by WBA for his bout against Ohara Davies.

Recently, he even expressed his frustration over the situation. While talking to a group of reporters he said, “Look, I’mma be honest wit’ you, As much as I want the Ryan sh!t to happen, like let’s be honest – who would you prefer me to fight, Ryan Garcia or Ohara?” He appeared to be furious at Davies and claimed that he would first get Davies and then get the Ryan Garcia fight that he desires. Recently, a clip of his training was shared by Boxing Waffle with the caption- “Rolly Romero’s impenetrable defence”. In the video, he displayed a rather unorthodox manner of defense.

Fans remain relentless as they mock Rolly Romero

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As the video of his training surfaced on social media, fans couldn’t help but mock the young boxer. Many pointed out how weird his movement looked, while others questioned if such movements have any utility or not. One fan, The NyCAA Knicks equaled his moves to a dance as he wrote, “Newest dance of 2023, the ‘Rolly’”. He also added a gif of an old man swatting his hands in the air to further ridicule the boxer.

Another fan, Herbert Elayda added a clip of Romero getting punched right in the face during his last fight against Ismael Barroso. He sarcastically remarked, “Impenetrable defence…”

Meanwhile, pun_rivers chose to bring out an unfortunate incident where Romero was knocked down by his sparring partner, in the same manner in which Gervonta Davis had dropped him. Addressing the incident he wrote, “He got dropped by his sparring partner, I guess he must have skipped defense class this day.”

$datalinkcrypto wrote, “Gervonta Davis made Swiss cheese outta that ‘impenetrable defense’”

Not all fans were jeering at Romero as some shared their support for the boxer as well. One such fan is Jagüey who wrote, “90% of the people here laughing wouldnt last a monute with this dude lol”.

undercovergenius wrote, sarcastically, “I tried this spectacular technique in my first boxing fight but I got knocked tf out”.

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Overall, fans refuted the claims of his defense being impenetrable. Many brought up moments from his previous fights where he had his defense destroyed by his opponents. What do you think about Romero’s defense? Do you agree with the comments? Do share your thoughts with us.

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